'Twas the Night Before Christmas ~ Hawaiian Style

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Lü`au

 

'Twas the night before Christmas

and all through the hale

Was singing and dancing and ho`omalimali

Papa in his malo and me in mu`umu`u

Greeting `aikane, pehea, mahalo

Sister gathered flowers for a lei

Brother watched the imu all of the day

Soon the music boys began to play

Mele old and new of Hawai`i nei

The tables were loaded with plenty of kaukau

`Opihi and salmon and steaming hot laulau

We ate and talked story until we were all pau

It was really maika`i at our Christmas lü`au

 

 







A hui hou kakou